Yikes! : 468: 2 "Battle Lines" Milena Govich: Art Alamo: September 29, 2022 (): 2202: 4.40: A politician's daughter is found dead after an apparent mugging; once Cosgrove and Shaw start to unravel the . Executive ADA David Haden, the prosecutor who is re-investigating the case and Benson's love interest, is confronted by Ellis about their relationship and threatens to expose them if they didn't do the right thing. Carisi, an Italian-American (his great-grandfather emigrated into the United States from Turin), is an inexperienced detective who transfers to the Manhattan Special Victims Unit as Detective Nick Amaro's (Danny Pino) temporary replacement when Amaro is reassigned to Queens. In the same episode, Carisi helps turn one suspect against another during the investigation of a porn star's rape, earning him praise from Benson. Working in the Appeals bureau, she was the first to get a Capital Conviction in New York when the then newly elected Governor George Pataki brought back the death penalty in 1995. Rita Calhoun is played by the inimitable Elizabeth Marvel, who many might recognize for her roles in House of Cards, where she plays Heather Dunbar, or Homeland, where she plays President Elizabeth Keane. Cutter's office does not drop the charges, even when the producer's son takes his father's girlfriend and her daughter hostage and demands that his father be set free. This list includes all of the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below.You can various bits of trivia about these Law & Order: Special Victims Unit stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. After returning to New York City in the episode "Official Story", she heads back overseas on a new assignment. When asked why he hadn't made a solo album since 2006 during an interview with Variety, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star revealed he just doesn't connect with the modern day rappers and . Cassidy agrees to help them as long as they don't blow his cover. Both Cabot and Novak were previously supervised by Bureau Chief ADA Elizabeth Donnelly, before she was elevated to judgeship in season 7. In the District Attorney's office, she serves as the supervisor for ADA Cabot and her successor Casey Novak. In the 13th-season finale episode, "Rhodium Nights", Defense Attorney Marvin Exley (Ron Rifkin) tells Benson that Haden may not be the person he claims to be, hinting that Haden is corrupt. Lewis, in tears, admits she went to the victim's home, and after the victim taunted Lewis with the fact he asked her to marry her, she says she blacked out. As seen in "Heartfelt Passages", Dep. Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) discovers a hair in Paxton's throat, which she got by biting her attackerwhich ultimately helps solve the case. In the Season 7 episode "Web", Morales takes a hands on approach in the investigation of an Internet pornography site. She tells Benson, who is clearly shocked and distraught, that she is so sorry. "Jackie Wilson" star Pam Grier has been on "SVU" twice, guest-starring as Asst. "[35] Lahti's character was written out of the series by way of death;[36] such is a rarity for those who work with the SVU team on the show, with only a few other characters encountering a similar fate, including CSU technician Ryan O'Halloran (Mike Doyle) in the tenth season, and Sergeant Mike Dodds (Andy Karl) in the seventeenth season. He has appeared in 21 episodes throughout the duration of the series, starting with the season 3 episode "Counterfeit". Alexandra Cabot by District Attorney Nora Lewin. He began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer in the Bronx. In September 2021, it was announced that Gray Hyder would leave the show after the two-hour premiere of season 23.[29]. NBC. Initially, she is only seen at headquarters, doing research and showing up in court for various cases to represent the department. In the second season, although she is shown in three episodes, it is revealed that she was reinstated and transferred to the Vice Unit. It is revealed that Cassidy was being set up by the woman and her boss to make money off a lawsuit against the NYPD and the charges are dropped. 1 min read. Benson saves him by shooting Cole in the back of the head, killing him. She also tells them that she started drinking in part because she felt responsible for the killer having never been caught. Actor Character First episode Last episode Number of appearances In "Townhouse Incident" (season 17), Tuckerwho has now been named the Captain of IABacts as the hostage negotiator when Benson and others are taken captive in a violent home invasion; he is selected at Benson's request and reveals that he was a negotiator prior to transferring to IAB. Fantastic actress, sure. On the day of the airing of the episode "Hammered", Lahti stated that Paxton is the person that "everyone's loving to hate", and that hopefully the viewer's perception of her would change after the episode, sympathizing with the character's drinking problem. [59] In the episode "Smut", he is blackmailed when SVU is notified about a video he was sent by an acquaintance showing a dolphin humping a woman on his personal file server, which could be classified as pornography. Simon Marsden is Detective Benson's half-brother whom she discovers through a DNA kinship analysis. Munch then informs him that the NYPD brass is requesting he take a paternity test because the woman is claiming he has a son from the relationship. Members of the Stabler family also appear in Law & Order: Organized Crime. [65], Porter returns later in the season 8 episode "Florida" after Benson gives Simon Marsden (Michael Weston) money, who she had just discovered was her half-brother. He is arrested and last seen in the series sitting handcuffed in a police car. When Cragen discovered her problem, he threatened to take her badge, but decided to help insteadsince he is a recovering alcoholicby requiring her to attend Gamblers Anonymous meetings. She is opposed by Law & Order: LA Deputy District Attorney Jonah Dekker (Terrence Howard) who is representing the defendant. The defense blames alcoholism for the murder during the trial. [40], Previously.TV, while noting the misleading representations of lawyers on television, commented on the realism of Paxton's alcoholism storyline, contending that it "could happen, as alcoholism among lawyers is an issue. Because of the sketchy lengths she'll go through to protect obviously guilty clients, she and Olivia have often butted heads. In that role he consulted with experts and researchers to understand the issues that were worrying people, and what they wanted to understand from this genre. In season 17, he names his son, Mike (Andy Karl), Manhattan SVU's new sergeant, and is devastated by his death in a domestic violence dispute between a corrupt corrections officer (Brad Garrett) and his wife. The operators of the illegal casino threaten to out Rollins to Benson, and although Rollins comes clean to Fin, Benson is still outraged. ET. He is also mentioned in UK TV series Luther. [57] In the season 9 episode "Blinded", Moredock and Novak work on a case together in which a violent, schizophrenic artist kidnaps and rapes two girls. However, Ethan rapes her for real in her room after she invited him over to apologize. Benson believes Marlowe only took the job as SVU's ADA so that she could work with Stabler again. Detective Grace Muncy is a detective assigned to SVU by Captain Olivia Benson and Captain Mike Duarte. This episode calls attention to the difficulty Donnelly experiences as a woman working in the justice system. Sometimes, the actors are just starting and . When does Law & Order: SVU return? M.E. Defense Attorney Bayard Ellis is introduced in season 13's "True Believers". This is explained in the season 12 episode "Reparations", where she returns to SVU as their temporary ADA to prosecute a rape case. He is working undercover as security personnel for Bart Ganzel, the owner of an escort service. In the season 14 premiere, Bureau Chief ADA Paula Foster reveals to Detective Benson that Cassidy is working undercover for her. In her final episode, "Bombshell", Hardwicke attempts to convict twins Cassandra (Rose McGowan) and Doug (Ryan Hurst)who are also in a sexual relationshipfor their involvement in a man's brutal stabbing along with fraud crimes in New York and Miami. When SVU detectives find a teenage boy named Hunter Mazelon (Sterling Beaumon) naked and asleep in a young woman's bed, West tells them that she can't charge him with a sex crime but he can be charged with burglary and criminal trespassing, among other charges. A member of the DA's office for over 25 years, she has a black-and-white view of the law, and makes sure all procedures are handled "by the book." In the season 9 episode, "Harm", she uses her medical skills to diagnose past torture in a victim and takes the lead in making the case to prosecute the doctor responsible. Skoda also has differences in philosophy with Captain Donald Cragen, with whom he argued passionately on cases. The next day, he handles his job more professionally by getting the rapist to show his aggressive nature, resulting in a conviction. 7. He has opened numerous investigations on Detectives Stabler, Benson, Amaro, and Rollins and frequently feuded with Captain Cragen. Most recently, Elizabeth has appeared in Netflix's Unbelievable, Hulu's Helstrom, and the movies Native Son and News of the World. She ended the relationship when his symptoms became so severe she felt she could no longer be intimate with him. ADA Gillian Hardwicke replaces Marlowe as SVU's permanent ADA at the beginning of season 12. Lieutenant Declan G. Murphy is first introduced working as an undercover cop who meets Rollins when she's on a gambling binge. Elliot Stabler is a senior detective who previously worked in Manhattan's 16th Precinct, also known as the Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. As of "Intersecting Lives", Ken and Alejandro are expecting a child, having found a surrogate; to Ken's surprise and relief, Fin is excited about becoming a grandfather. He continues to act as squad commander when Cragen is absent. Dr. Greg Yates is the apogee of creepiness. After getting his detective's shield, he did some time in Vice and then did a few stints in the Special Victims Units for various boroughs before transferring to Manhattan SVU. The couple flees on a vacation, where Bryant finally beats Green to death. Benson makes a shocking discovery when entering the women's restroom Paxton is bleeding to death on the floor. It is discovered that the officer who shot him was contracted by Ganzel to shoot Cassidy after Ganzel finds the bugs that the DA's office had installed in his loft. He goes to the woman's house to confront her, but is denied by her boyfriend. Law & Order: True Crime is a compelling enough legal procedural, and it serves up all the tawdry tabloid sensationalism you could possibly want, but it never feels like a good fit with the Law & Order brand. She appeared in the 2006 short-lived Law & Order spinoff Conviction as Bureau Chief of the homicide unit. In the season 22 finale, Carisi and Rollins kiss. Christian Garland is a man who was the chief of detectives before he resigned.